Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-15
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The senate Discusses the High License
Liquor Bill and Finally Agrees
on the Same.
The House Amends The Local Option Law,
and Prescrtbes the Form of Ply
sicians' Prescriptions.
THR SENATE.
Special TO the Gazette.

THE SENATE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TR4, March l4.-Petitions
were presented, by Senator Upshsw, from
citizens of Texas, liking law to permit
the effects of alcohol to be taught In the
public schools.
Also from the fremen, asking to be re-
lieved from poll tax and road duty.
A concurrent resolution by Senator
Claiborne, to permit citizens to donate
and set out trees 10 the number of 1000
in the capitol yard when graded, was
adopted.
Senator Allen, for the committee on az
riculture, reported faVorably the House
bill to establish an agricultural bureau.
Senator Claiborne introduced a Joint
resolution TO amend article 2, section 9,
of the constitution, so as to require new
counties formed from counties already
organized to contain not less than 700
square miles.
Senator Terrell's joint resolution to
adjourn sine die April 4, was called up
and lost. Yeas, u; nays, IS.
resolution oy Senator Stinson, TO ad
journ on March %, was lost. Yeas, Z;
nays, II.
Senate bill, to create Tarrant county
into judicial district, passed.
Senate bill, changing the time of hold
ing courts in Denton, Montague and
Cooke counties, passed.
Senate bill, changing the time Of hold
ing courts in the Twelfth Judicial dis
trict, passed.
Senate bill for the protection: of fish
and oysters, passed.
The militia bill was made the special
order for tomorrow.
Senator AberctCmbie entered a motion
to reconsider the vote refusing to adopt
the resolution to adjourn April 4.
Senate blll = aking il misdemeanor to
skin animals without the consent of the
owner passed to third residing.
Senate bill to validate Greer county
land patents was taken up as special
order, with adverse minority report by
the committee.
Senator Bell moved the adoption Of the
minority report.
Senator Burgess msde strong speech In
favor of the bill and against the
minority report. He said the law passed
permitting the location of the certificates
in Greer county was so emiEently Just
that ne was astOnished 70 see any oDposi-
ton 10 il. He referred to the fact that at
the time OF the passage OF the aCt lands
were scarce and 1t was contemplated that
the certificates should be located in Greer
county, as matter of justice to the vet
Grams and at the same time strengthen
the claim of Texas to that territory. He
insisted that the old veterans, in locating
their certificates there, committed no
hr1F II hD FNr
the state to step in now and declare that
the locations were invalid after the Com
missioner Of the Lend Office and the Gov
erner have said that they are legal and
patents have been issued. He referred TO
the fact that ct least Is veterans now
asked that the bill be passed and warned
the Senate that TO refuse to DO so would
not only commit wrong On the veterans,
but greatly weaken the claim Of the state
to Greer county. He hoped for the honor
Of the state and in the interest of right
and common honesty the bill would pass.
Senator Mcdonald made q powerful
speech n opposition TO the bill, contend
ing that the passage Of the bill would be
wrong because the locations in his opin-
ion were in conflict with the constitution.
Senator Terrell spoke in favor
of the bill, saying that he
believed the act contemplated that
the veterans should locate their ceItif-
Gates in Greer county. He showed that
the same Legislature which passed the
act passed another setting aside all the
unapprOprated domain, One-hat 10 the
schools and Onc-half 20 the public debt,
enumeTating the counties by name. The
act did not mention Greer county, hence
1t was evidently the desire Of the Legisla-
ture that the veteran act intended that
the certificates should be located in Greer
county.
Pending further discussion the Senate
adjourned until s O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House bill fixing salary of penitentiary
chaplain at $500 passed.
House bill changing time of holding
courts il the Twenty fifth Judicial dis
trict passed.
House bill amending the game law so
as to prevent the destruction Of fish by
dynamite and poisons passed to third
reading.
House bill to define the boundary line
Of Arkansas county passed.
House bill to authorize cities andtoWns
TO issue bonds to purchase buildings and
build public works passed.
House bill to compel county officers to
make monthly financial reports to the
commissioners passed.
House Dill to require railroads to
promptly transport passengers and
freight passed.
House bill prohibiting the sale or giving
away of wbskey on election day passed.
House bill increasing the saloon tax
was taken up. A committee amendment
making the bond payable to the state Of
Texas instead of The county Judge was
adopted.
Senator Glasscock offered an amend
ment, reducing the license fee from 5000
to $500 and for selling beer from $3.50 to
500.
Senator Burney offered substitute,
fixing the saloon tax at $3.50 snd beer
license at 800.
Senator StinsoD spoke against he sub
stitute and in favor of Senator Glass
cocks amendment.
Senator Douglass of Jefferson favored
the House bill, as he believed saloon
men should pay high license.
Senator Simkins made strong speech
in favor of the bill, reading from the OIL
cial reports of the Governor OF Missouri.